Hakaniemi metro station

Hakaniemi Hagnäs
Helsinki Metro station
Coordinates	60°10′48″N 24°57′2″E / 60.18000°N 24.95056°E / 60.18000; 24.95056Coordinates: 60°10′48″N 24°57′2″E / 60.18000°N 24.95056°E / 60.18000; 24.95056
Owned by	Helsinki City Transport
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Helsinki tram Line: 1, 1A, 3, 6, 6T, 7A, 7B, 9   Helsinki buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	23 m (75 ft)
History
Opened	1982
Services
Preceding station   HKL   Following station University of Helsinki toward Ruoholahti Northern Branch Sörnäinen toward Mellunmäki Eastern Branch Sörnäinen toward Vuosaari

Hakaniemi (Finnish) or Hagnäs (Swedish) is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Hakaniemi and Kallio.

The station was among the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Mirja Castrén, Juhani Jauhiainen, and Marja Nuuttila. It is located 0.9 kilometres from the Kaisaniemi metro station, and 0.9 kilometres from the Sörnäinen metro station. The station is situated at a depth of 23 metres below ground level (21m below sea level).

Hakaniemi metro station was seen in Aki Kaurismäki's film Calamari Union, although the route planned in the storyline (from Kallio to Eira) is impossible, because neither of those stations exist. Hakaniemi metro station was also featured in Bomfunk MC's music video for the hit single "Freestyler".

Entrance to the Hakaniemi station

From April to June 2013, the main entrance to the Hakaniemi metro station is being renovated, cutting off all tram traffic on Hämeentie between Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen.

External links

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